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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does Catherine wish to be called in May?
(a) Mrs. Shaggy Beard.
(b) Cat.
(c) Aelgifu.
(d) Lady Katie.

2. What does Catherine want to practice with Perkin in May?
(a) Piano.
(b) Reading.
(c) Spitting.
(d) Kissing.

3. How does Catherine describe Stephen?
(a) He is young and clean and loves learning.
(b) He is dashing and heartbreakingly handsome.
(c) He is expressive and artistic.
(d) He is arrogant and greedy.

4. Who is George married to?
(a) Mary-Anne.
(b) Lady Aelis.
(c) Ethelfritha.
(d) Lucinda.

5. Who is Stephen?
(a) Shaggy Beard's son.
(b) A new young man in the village.
(c) Catherine's distant cousin.
(d) Lady Aelis' brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Catherine get locked into her room in March?

2. How did this person who died in September die?

3. What do the villagers do to celebrate this special day in May?

4. Why does the church hold a procession in July?

5. Whose grandmother dies in June?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Aelis to wed in September? How does Catherine react to this news?

2. Who dies in May?

3. What does Shaggy Beard have to do with Catherine's purchase of the bear at the fair in August?

4. What idea does Catherine come up with at the end of June?

5. What is Catherine's mother's condition in August? How does Catherine's father treat her?

6. Who visits Catherine's home in July? What does Catherine note about her visitors?

7. What does Catherine witness Geoffrey doing in April?

8. What happens in regards to Catherine's engagement in May?

9. How does Catherine prepare for her impending marriage to Shaggy Beard?

10. What do the villagers do on May Day?

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